Women Pioneers

For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, UN Peacekeeping announced on Tuesday.Commending Military Observer Major Winnet Zharare, 39,…

A lack of medium-sized spacesuits highlights women’s needs in the workplace. On March 25, NASA announced that a historic all-female spacewalk on the International Space Station was cancelled, not for…

Mounted near the center of the U.S. Capitol Building, flanked by imposing columns and presiding over Statuary Hall, is a marble rendering of Clio, Greek mythology’s muse of history. In…

While a small country, with a population of just 5.5 million people, Finland punches above its weight on gender equality, wellbeing and education. Its youngest-ever leader was shaped by the strength…

Olia Hercules’ kitchen is usually a sanctuary, a place where the Ukrainian chef and author tests recipes, writes award-winning cookbooks and feeds her children. Today it’s chaotic: toys underfoot, Ukrainian tablecloths scattered…

Researchers say female scientists are less likely than men to receive credit for their work Female scientists frequently fail to get proper credit for their research, a large study has…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Azerbaijan, with Committee Experts praising Azerbaijan’s support for rural women, and…

Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt is the rarest of the rare. Based on a report from JahanBanou, this 51-year-old woman is in a select group of United States Navy officers; the commanders…

Elisabeth Borne has been named the new Prime Minister of France, the first time in 30 years that a woman has held the position Borne will replace Jean Castex in the role, the…

The BMW Group, Pirelli and BirdLife protect the Indonesian ecosystem, strengthening the role of indigenous women in the process. Empowerment projects inspire these women and help to preserve their living…